The 5th wave - Yemen

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YemenKern Clarke, Briana Stroman, Robert Broadwater, Jonathan Neris

❖Cause of unrest in the country

❖Presidential democracy

❖Prime Minister Ali Muhammad MUJAWWAR (since March 31,

2007) elected by president Ali Abdallah SALIH

Political

Ali Mohammed MujurPrime minister

3 Ali Abdullah SalehPresident

Social

❖One Household = larger family living in a compound

❖Head of Family - Eldest Male

❖Young Marriages

❖Multiple Wives

❖Armed

❖Women Treated Unequally

Economical

❖65% Unemployment Rate

❖GDP - $31.8 Billion

❖Oil INdustry

❖Dependence on other industries

❖ Rose 5.6%

Military

❖Army, Navy, Air-force

❖Total Troops - Males: 5,458,642 & Females: 5,205,387

❖Total For Battle - Males: 279,283 & Females: 269,824

❖Military Spending - 6.6% of GDP, 2.0988 Billion

Riots!

❖ Military

❖ Supporters - People who weren’t affected

❖ Opposers - Unemployed, Students

❖ Government Corruption

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